Earthquake exposures and mental health outcomes in children and adolescents from Phulpingdanda village, Nepal: a cross-sectional study.

Jessica S SchwindClara B FormbySusan L SantangeloStephanie A NormanRebecca BrownRebecca Hoffman FrancesElisabeth KossDibesh Karmacharya

Published in: Child and adolescent psychiatry and mental health (2018)

Although the number of respondents who showed signs of depression and PTSD symptomatology was lower than anticipated, resilience scores were considerably higher. Future research should explore which protective factors may contribute to high resiliency in Nepali children and adolescents.

Keyphrases

mental health
social support
depressive symptoms
air pollution
climate change
current status
sleep quality
mental illness
posttraumatic stress disorder
risk factors
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metabolic syndrome
skeletal muscle